In September 1976, NBM became Americas
first graphic novel publisher.

Did you know?...Some of NBMs firsts: First to publish in GNs starting with Racket Rumba a European spoof of hard-boiled detective novels (months before the launch of Heavy Metal), followed by Enki Bilals The Call of the Stars.
 First to publish European GNs in this country, helping to inspire American artists onto greater personal expression.
 First to get general bookstore distribution as early as 1980 (distribution by Caroline House).
 First to publish library-worthy sets of hardcover reprints of classic comic strips with the very successful Terry & The Pirates reprint program of 12 quarterly volumes in 1983.
 First to publish fully painted graphic novels with the sell-out launch of The Mercenary by Spaniard Vicente Segrelles (1985).
and thats only the beginning!

Major authors and sellers for NBM over the years:

Luis Royo, over 200,000 copies sold in all markets, including the SF Book Club.
The Mercenary: over 50,000 soldA Treasury of Victorian Murder: up to 100,000 soldincluding the Junior Library Guild.
To Afghanistan and Back by Ted Rall, 20,000 sold.P. Craig Russell's ‘Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde’, over 20,000 copies sold and translated into 6 languages.
Dungeon: 30,000 sold.

General facts about NBM:

 only 30% of sales in the direct (comics) market.
 over 50 foreign language editions sold with now more than a dozen sold a year.• Has published upwards of 500 book titles, with presently over 200 in active backlist.